Archive for January, 2011

Your Daily Siddhartha (Days 9 and 10)

Here are two more installments of Your Daily Siddhartha, the daily video diary that our friend Adam made while Jenn and I were on a European vacation back in April of 2010 (For more backstory, please check out the post for Days 1 and 2).

These two videos showcase Sid’s range – from tough leg-kicking roustabout, to lovable deadpan scamp.

Day 9: Sid tries to look tough in front of the construction guys.

Day 10: Here’s what happens when you try to manufacture funny with Sid.

Get in Shape, Pug!

It’s been a long, cold winter, and Brian and I were starting to feel the effects of shortened walks and seasonal laziness on our waistbands.  Eager to keep active and get some exercise during the remaining winter months, we signed up for a family membership at our local YMCA, the newly-renovated Armory Sports Complex.

photo © ymcanyc.org

Not only is this facility awesome, it’s also two blocks from our apartment, meaning there’s no excuse for missing a run or skipping a Zumba class.

Anyway, as Brian and I donned our gym clothes for our first Saturday workout, I noticed that Sid, had put on his favorite red sweatshirt – just like his dad – and was getting ready to put on Brian’s winter coat.

I realized then that Sid had assumed a “family membership” meant he could work out at the gym, too.  It broke my heart to have to explain to Sid that the Y was only for people – no pugs allowed.  I said, “Just because the Y doesn’t consider a pug to be a part of a family, doesn’t mean we don’t consider you to be part of our family!”  But, alas, Sid would not listen to reason. A thought passed swiftly through his little pug brain: “If I ain’t goin’ to a gym, then nobody’s goin’ to a gym!”

Without missing a beat, Sid deployed the craftiest of all tantrums; it’s a tantrum so effective, so subtle, that it’s not until hours later when you realize he’s even thrown a tantrum at all.

We call this: Wombat Mode.

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Today’s Vocab Lesson

PIGNOLI – noun, the edible nuts of pine trees, quite delicious but very susceptible to spoilage.

PUGNOLI – noun, a pug named Sid, quite handsome but already very, very spoiled.

Sid’s Majestic Muzzle

Sid's Majestic Muzzle

Your Daily Siddhartha (Days 7 and 8)

Here are the next two installments of Your Daily Siddhartha, the daily video diary that our friend Adam made while Jenn and I were on a vacation in Europe back in April of 2010 (For more backstory, please check out the post for Days 1 and 2).

These two videos show Adam growing as a [dog] director – though you must realize he is working with the premier talent of the [dog] acting world. Special cameo appearance by Elly and Edna, Sid’s friends/roomates from Glendale, on Day 8.

Day 7: You learn quickly not to leave your laptop unattended when Sid’s around.

Day 8: You never know who will stop by on YourDailySiddhartha!

Peanut Mode

Sid in Peanut Mode

Sid has many different “modes” that he gets into throughout the day. Usually the mode involves some sort of body positioning, movement, or a certain noise he emits. The mode he is demonstrating here is “Peanut Mode“. We’ll often find him sleeping or resting with his face almost flat against the ground (easy for him to do due to being snout-less). Why he does this, we have no idea, but he usually is very relaxed in this state.

Hopefully we’ll catch some photos of him in different modes…including the rarely-seen but equally-as-cute “Wombat Mode“.

Sid relaxing in Peanut Mode

Snow-Plowing Pug

The snow that had been dumped on us from the post-Christmas blizzard was starting to look pretty nasty, so last week, when we were lucky enough to get a nice cover of fresh snow, we decided it would be a good time to take Sid out and start him on a new vocation – snow plowing.

Sid stands proudly in Prospect Park

The blizzard a week earlier was so bad that it took 4 days for our street to be plowed – we required a backup plan. This being Sid’s first winter with snow, we took the little guy to the park to gave him an opportunity to hone his skill.

Sid and Jenn walking in Prospect Park

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